What color is #103A24?

#103A24 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #103A24?

The RGB value is 16, 58, 36: 16 red, 58 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #103A24?

The complementary color is #3A1026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #103A24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#103A24 color

#103A24 rgb(16, 58, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #103A24 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 22.7% green and 14.1% blue (16, 58, 36).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#103A24 color codes

HEX	`#103A24`
RGB	`rgb(16, 58, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 22.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 72%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 38%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.07, -20.72, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.07, 22.8, 155.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.045, 3.263, 2.191)`
Decimal	`1063460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #103A24, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #103A24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#103A24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #103A24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #103a24; }
.text { color: #103a24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103a24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 58 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #103a24, #103a39); }

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Questions

What color is #103A24?: #103A24 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #103A24?: The RGB value is 16, 58, 36: 16 red, 58 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #103A24?: The complementary color is #3A1026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #103A24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.